Improved apparatus for carbureting air



F. HAINSWORTH. Apparatus for Carbureting Air.

Patented June 2.7, 1865.

IJINTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK HAINSWORTH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FfOR CARBURETING AIR.

Specifica-tion forming partof Letters Patent NOJISJQI, dated J une 27, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK IIAINs- WORTH, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Generating Gas; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters and figures marked thereon, which form part of this specication.

In said drawings, Figure l represents a side view ',.of :my invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal central section of the cylinder A.

'Fig. 3 is a transverse section ofthe same, and

Fig. 4. is a top view of the cock for admitting naphtha from the reservoir D into said cylinder A.

My invention has reference to that class of gas-producing machines in which the gas is generated bypassing atmospheric air in con'- tact with naphthalized surfaces, thereby carbonizing the air and converting the same into an inflammable gas.

My invention consists in a novel mode of letting down the naphtha from the reservoir in which it is contained into the cylinder, when the atmospheric air is broughtin contact therewith, and also in a peculiar arrangement of naphthalized surfaces in the carbonizing-cylinder, and also a novel mode of introducing the air into said cylinder.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand and make use of my invention, I will proceed to describe the construction and operation of the same, reference being made to the aforesaid drawings.

A represents the cylinder in which the air is naphthalized.

C represents a tube lying upon said cylin-, der, through which the naphtha is introduced.

I) is a cylindrical reservoir for the naphtha.

H represents a fan which forces the air4 through 'the ues or pipes Gr Gr into the cylinder.

Between the reservoir D and the tube C there is a connecting-pipe, in which is placed a stop-cock, of peculiar construction, for the purpose of regulating exactly the quantity of naphtha which passes downinto the tube G.

v Fig. et shows the construction of said stop-cock M, representing the turningblock, which is perforated with a diagonal series of holes, (marked c c 0,) so that bya properadjustment of said block lVI either one, two,three, or more of said holes may be arranged so as to allow the naphtha to pass through, thus regulating nicely the amount of naphtha which passes' down to the amount required. In the upper part of the said cylinder Athere is arranged a series of partitions, B B B constructed ofv be varied to suit machines of diEerent capaci- Y ties. At one side Vof each of said partitions, as shown, there are the small orices or holes (marked b b b) from the tube C into the cylinder A. Thus the naphtha is allowed to fall in small quantities upon each of the said series of partitions dividing the cylinder into chambers, as shown, thus thoroughly saturating them with naphtha. When the fan Il is operated a-current of air is generated thereby, which is forced through the iiue G G into the cylinder. Between the pipe C and the ilue Gr there is a stop-cock, whereby the proper amount of air may be admitted into the carbonizer to` take upl the naphtha admitted, as before described. The air, as it becomes charged with the volatile parts of the naphtha, rises into the top of the first chamber, where itis held in contact with the saturated partitions B until it is forced through said partition or beneath it, to

rise in a like manner in the second chamber,

andso on until'the process is completed, when the gas passes out through the pipe l and is ready for use.

It will be observed that each of the hereindescribed stop cocks is provided with a dial, while the turning-blocks are provided with a pointer, fm, and a, respectively, so thatwhen the cocks are turned by the keys d t-he pointers will indicateupon the dials the required position to allow the desired quantity of naphtha or air to pass. i y

Having these devices for regulating the amount of air and naphtha admitted into the carbonizer, I am always able to produce any reqniredquantity of gas of the proper illuminating power and to provide against the vaporous partitions B with the ducts b leading rions contingencies which might injuriousiy from the pipe C, operating as specified and deafeet the quality of the gas. scribed.

Having descrbedvmy improved apparatus, 3. In combination with the carburetor A, l will now specify what Iclaim as new therein the employment of the fan H and regulatingand desire to secure by Letters Patenti cock M with the dial and pointer, arranged 1. The combination and arrangement ofthe and operating as described.

regulating-cock M provided with a diagonal series ofbpertbrations, c, with the dia and FREDERICK HAINSWORTH' pointer, as and for the purposes herein speci- Witnesses:

ed and' shown. SOL. RICHARDSON,

2. The peculiar arrangement of the vertical W. E. MAUS. 

